"Hahaha!"
"Come on, let the storm rage more fiercely! Who else wants to hit me, come on!"
At the entrance of a company, a security guard around twenty years old lay in a ditch, letting out wild laughter. Garbage was poured all over him, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. It was obvious he had just been beaten.
Employees coming and going from the company entrance, seeing the security guard in the ditch laughing uncontrollably, no one went to help him. This was because the person who beat him was the chairman's son. To curry favor with the chairman's son, they would only help by kicking him a few more times. The trash can just now was thrown by one of the employees.
Just then, another security guard finally rushed over.
"Zhou Hong, are you okay?" The security guard hurriedly pulled the one in the ditch up.
"Liu Hua, I'm fine." After getting up, a cold glint flashed in the eyes of the security guard named Zhou Hong.
"Zhou Hong, who beat you? Why didn't you fight back?" Liu Hua quickly asked.
"It was Chairman's son, Qin Huai. He knocked me out, and then some employee must have kicked me into the ditch and smashed the trash can on me." Zhou Hong clenched his fists tightly.
"Qin Huai, that little bastard is too much! You are his brother-in-law...!"
"Hahaha, brother-in-law. What a joke." Zhou Hong let out a cold laugh, finding it extremely ironic.
"I really don't understand. You're clearly a poor college student working a summer job, why would the chairman defy the will of his entire family to have you as his live-in son-in-law? Is it just because a fortune teller said you have a destiny of great wealth and prosperity? It's causing you so much humiliation." The Liu Hua said angrily, seemingly unable to comprehend.
That's right, Zhou Hong was a college student. He was currently working as a temporary security guard with his classmate Liu Hua, earning some tuition money during the summer break. However, he never expected that a month ago, a Taoist priest came to this company. He saw Zhou Hong guarding the gate and immediately said, "Incredible! This security guard has a face full of fortune and the appearance of an emperor. In the future, he will surely wear a dragon robe and be accompanied by feasts of meat and fish...!"
Then, the chairman of this company, being extremely superstitious, found Zhou Hong and told him that he had a daughter named Qin Mengxue, who was the same age as Zhou Hong and also attending Jinzhou University as a sophomore. She was very beautiful, and he hoped Zhou Hong would become his live-in son-in-law.
Zhou Hong was startled. Qin Mengxue was indeed his classmate and the campus beauty.
Zhou Hong knew he, a poor college student, was not worthy and refused.
However, somehow this matter spread. People in the company mocked and ridiculed Zhou Hong, and some even resorted to dirty tricks.
What's more, the chairman's son, Qin Huai, who was a third-year high school student and in the martial arts specialty class, was tall and strong. He found Zhou Hong and, without rhyme or reason, beat him severely, saying Zhou Hong had tarnished his sister's reputation.
Poor Zhou Hong, he hadn't even touched Qin Mengxue's hand, yet simply because the chairman said he would be his live-in son-in-law, he suffered so many beatings.
Today, Qin Huai came to the company again and dragged Zhou Hong to the entrance, beating him up. What was even more despicable was that some employees also secretly kicked him, knocking Zhou Hong into the ditch, and then smashing a trash can at him.
"Zhou Hong, why don't we leave now? We'll forget about this month's salary. Of course, you shouldn't dream of being Qin Mengxue's fiancé anymore. She's the campus beauty at our school. I heard this news has spread to the school, and some people at school are unhappy with you. For example, Liu Bo, the class bully in our class, said in the class group chat that he'll beat you up when school starts in a few days." Liu Hua said with a sigh.
"When did I ever say I wanted to be Qin Mengxue's fiancé? I haven't done anything, yet I've attracted so much bullying. I'm not reconciled." Zhou Hong gritted his teeth, his face full of anger.
Just then, an Audi car drove in from outside the company.
The next second, a beautiful woman alighted from the Audi. She had fair skin, a face as tender as a doll's, a delicate profile, and alluring cherry lips that made people forget to breathe just by looking at her.
This woman was none other than the chairman's daughter, Qin Mengxue, Zhou Hong's classmate. When Zhou Hong and Liu Hua came to work at this company for the summer, they didn't know that this company belonged to Qin Mengxue's father.
Zhou Hong looked at Qin Mengxue, his eyes dazed for a few seconds. Although he didn't fantasize about being Qin Mengxue's fiancé, he had to admit that she was indeed beautiful, worthy of being called the campus beauty of Jinzhou University.
"Zhou Hong, what happened to your face?" Just then, Qin Mengxue looked at Zhou Hong, saw the bruises on his face, and hurried over to ask.
"It's nothing, I just bumped into something." Zhou Hong turned away, feeling some resentment in his heart. It was because of her that he had suffered so much.
"It must have been my brother who hit you, alas." Qin Mengxue seemed to guess, and sighed slightly, saying, "I'll go talk to my dad again and ask him to persuade my brother not to bully you anymore." Qin Mengxue turned and went into the company.
As the campus beauty of a university, and from a wealthy family, Qin Mengxue naturally wouldn't be interested in a poor college student like Zhou Hong. However, unlike her brother, she didn't verbally abuse or physically assault Zhou Hong.
Zhou Hong clenched his fists tightly, but the next second, he relaxed them. What could a poor loser like him do when he was bullied?
Just then, an invisible shadow flew across the sky.
"Huh?" When the shadow passed overhead Zhou Hong, it suddenly stopped. Looking at Zhou Hong on the ground, it said with disbelief, "My heavens! This young man is emitting a red light. According to ancient records, a person with this characteristic must have been a top-tier magnate in their past life. Haha, I've found a treasure."
With that, the invisible shadow in the sky instantly descended and entered Zhou Hong's body.
"Ah!" Zhou Hong suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head.
"What's going on? Could I have a concussion from that beating?" Zhou Hong thought to himself.
"Of course not," a voice, ancient and hoarse, echoed in Zhou Hong's mind.
"Who is it?" Zhou Hong was startled and quickly looked around, but there was no one else nearby.
"Don't be nervous. I'm in your mind. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Emperor Jiu You, and I'm from the Zi Xiao Continent. I was pursued by my enemies and only escaped with a sliver of my soul. I came to your Earth and was looking for a host body to make a comeback in the future. However, I unexpectedly saw a red light emanating from you just now. According to ancient records, people like this are likely reincarnations of some peerless magnates from ancient times. But because they still have lingering attachments from their past lives, they emit red light in this life."
"What gibberish!" Zhou Hong was completely stunned by the voice in his mind. He didn't see any red light emanating from himself.
"You're just an ordinary person. How could you possibly see the red light emanating from yourself? Even the most powerful cultivators might not be able to see it. Only I can detect it," the voice in his mind said again.
"What do you want?" Zhou Hong was a little scared.
"I won't harm you. I just want to lodge in your body and help you grow. If you truly are the reincarnation of a peerless magnate, I hope that in the future, when you achieve something, you will help me reconstruct my physical body."
"Impossible! I'm just a poor loser working a summer job. How could I be the person you're talking about?" Zhou Hong quickly shook his head, wondering if he was hallucinating. People who are unhappy with their lives, especially losers, often fantasize about having some kind of lucky encounter, like a system that gives them a trillion yuan daily.
"Everything I say is true. By the way, I see a strong resentment in you. Your life must not be going well, and you've been bullied all along, haven't you? Don't you want to change your destiny?"
Zhou Hong suddenly froze. Indeed, he had been bullied since childhood. At home, he was beaten by his gambling-addicted father. At school, he was bullied by classmates. Now, even as a temporary security guard, he was inexplicably told by the chairman to be his live-in son-in-law, only to be beaten by his son, and the class bully was also waiting to beat him after school started.
He had truly had enough. Unfortunately, he had no ability to resist. He was just a poor loser, and could only endure.
"That's right. In your past life, you were a top-tier magnate! How can you possibly deserve to suffer all this in this life? Come on, I'll help you reclaim everything you once had. I see the red light on you flickering endlessly, seemingly revealing a hint of sadness. If I'm not mistaken, in your past life, you must have had a lingering emotional attachment, a woman you loved to the bone, which is why you can't let go even in this life. Do you often inexplicably feel... a sense of sadness?"
"Ah!" Hearing this, Zhou Hong was completely stunned. In his heart, he often felt an inexplicable sadness.
He couldn't explain it, couldn't clarify it. Sometimes, when doing something, he would suddenly feel... a sense of déjà vu, as if he had done this before, or when going to a certain place, he would suddenly feel as if he had been there before. But he was sure he hadn't done it or been there. Then, a sense of loneliness would arise, a desire to grasp something but being unable to, and a nameless sadness would surge within him.
Whenever this happened, Zhou Hong would wonder in his mind if he had done this in a past life, if there really was someone in a past life whom he couldn't forget.
"Could it be true?" Zhou Hong thought to himself.
"Of course it's true. The myriad worlds are infinite and endless. You are like an ant on the ground, unaware of how vast the sky is and how boundless the earth is. Not to mention anything else, even this Earth, you only know a superficial part of it."
"Alright, I believe you, Emperor Jiu You." Although Zhou Hong felt it was nonsensical, he was already at the bottom rung of society with no room to fall, so why not give him a chance?
"Hahaha, then let us join hands to create a future together. I also want to see if you are indeed the reincarnation of some peerless magnate." Emperor Jiu You laughed heartily in Zhou Hong's mind. He had searched for a long time in the Earth's space and finally found a host body that greatly satisfied him. Although the reincarnations of such peerless magnates had no connection to their past lives, with a little support, they could easily rise. Perhaps in the future, they could become peerless magnates again, and he could then live a life of luxury.
Just then, three people walked out of the company's main gate. They were none other than the company's chairman, Qin Changhui, along with Qin Mengxue and her younger brother, Qin Huai.
When Zhou Hong saw Qin Huai emerge, he clenched his fists tightly.
"Zhou Hong." Qin Changhui walked over and called out to Zhou Hong.
"Chairman, is there something you need? School is starting in a few days, and today is my last day working here." Zhou Hong said with a hint of resentment in his voice.
"I'm sorry, Zhou Hong. I didn't expect my words to cause you so much harm. Don't worry, I will do my best to compensate you for the beating my son gave you."
"No need." Although Zhou Hong needed money, he didn't want this kind of money. What he needed was revenge. He would never let Qin Huai off.
At this moment, Qin Huai sneered, "Stinking loser, are you getting too big for your britches? I beat you because you don't know your place and I wanted to make you realize you're not in the same world as my sister."
"Shut up!" Qin Changhui roared, angrily saying, "Qin Huai, how do I usually teach you? You're a third-year high school student in the martial arts specialty class, and instead of focusing on your cultivation to reach the first stage of a martial artist as soon as possible, you're still messing around here."
Qin Huai glared at Zhou Hong and said no more.
Qin Mengxue also said, "Zhou Hong, I apologize on behalf of my brother. Please don't take it to heart."
"I don't accept your apology. Settle my salary for this month," Zhou Hong said coldly.
Qin Changhui could only sigh. He didn't know if what that Taoist priest said was true. Zhou Hong had the appearance of an emperor. With Zhou Hong, his Qin family could prosper in the future, otherwise, they would regret it later.
"Don't worry. I've already instructed the finance department to transfer your internship wages to your card by tonight," Qin Changhui promised.
Zhou Hong didn't say anything further, his eyes looking elsewhere, not wanting to see the family of three.
Qin Changhui's family of three also turned and left.
Zhou Hong returned to the security booth. There was still half a day left, and his summer job would officially end. He had earned over six thousand yuan in these two months, which was enough for his tuition.
"Zhou Hong, don't waste time. I'll teach you the body-tempering method now to improve your physique, cultivate martial arts, and become stronger step by step," Emperor Jiu You said in his mind at this moment.
"Mm-hmm." Zhou Hong nodded excitedly. There was still a class bully who had explicitly stated he would deal with him after school started. Therefore, Zhou Hong had to become strong in these few days, otherwise, after school started, he would face another beating from the class bully.
"I've been on Earth for a long time. Although most people on Earth are ordinary, there are also many martial arts experts. Let's set a small goal: to reach the realm of a martial artist in one afternoon."
"Ah, that's impossible. As far as I know, that bastard Qin Huai has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and hasn't achieved any significant realm yet. His goal is just to reach the first stage of a martial artist before the college entrance examination," Zhou Hong said with some doubt. Although he was a loser student, he had heard and seen a lot. He knew some things about the martial arts world on Earth. At their Jinzhou University, there was a martial arts college with students who cultivated martial arts. For ordinary people, it was as difficult as reaching the sky to achieve a realm in martial arts. Most people practiced their entire lives and were only mediocre.
"You were a peerless magnate in your past life, so what's impossible?"
"Oh!" Zhou Hong said no more. He immediately went into the security booth, kept watch, and followed Emperor Jiu You's instructions for bone and muscle cleansing.
Time slowly passed, and soon, it was evening and time to get off work.
Zhou Hong opened his eyes.
"Buzz!" Zhou Hong threw a punch into the air, and the air seemed to vibrate slightly, indicating the immense power of his punch.
"Haha, Zhou Hong, after a few hours of practice, your strength, speed, and reaction time have all improved by more than ten times compared to before. According to the martial arts realms on Earth, you have now reached the tenth stage of a martial artist," Emperor Jiu You said in his mind.
"Tenth stage of a martial artist?" Zhou Hong was shocked.
"Yes, the martial arts realms on Earth are divided into Martial Artist, Martial Master, Martial King... Each realm is further subdivided into 99 stages. You are now at least the tenth stage of a Martial Artist."
"That's impossible." Zhou Hong found it hard to believe that he had become a tenth-stage martial artist in just one afternoon. He was truly afraid that when he opened his eyes, he would find himself lying in the ditch, dreaming a pleasant dream.
"No need to doubt. It's all true. You were a magnate in your past life, after all. How bad could you be? However, don't get arrogant. The improvement won't be this fast later on," Emperor Jiu You said.
"Mm-hmm." Zhou Hong excitedly clenched his fists, feeling as if he were dreaming. In just one afternoon, he had cultivated to the tenth stage of a martial artist. One had to consider that Qin Huai still dreamed of reaching the first stage of a martial artist as soon as possible. Zhou Hong could now beat him soundly.
"Qin Huai, let's see if you dare bully me again. And you, Liu Bo, I'm waiting for you." A cold glint flashed in Zhou Hong's eyes. Liu Bo was the class bully in his university. Although he was the class bully, he was just a mediocre practitioner. It was impossible for him to achieve a realm in martial arts, otherwise, he would have already gone to the martial arts college.
Zhou Hong was majoring in accounting at Jinzhou University. He had originally wanted to find a summer job related to accounting, but he couldn't, so he could only find a temporary security job.
At this moment, Zhou Hong's biggest worry was gone. When school started, Zhou Hong would avenge himself. He wouldn't let anyone who dared to bully him off the hook.
Of course, there was another person whom Zhou Hong had secretly admired for a long time, but because he was a loser, he hadn't dared to confess. That person was Qiao Xiaoyu, also a classmate of Zhou Hong. Moreover, her beauty was no less than Qin Mengxue's. Not only that, but she was also Qin Mengxue's best friend.
This time, Zhou Hong would bravely confess his love.
(Sorry, many people find the beginning of this book to be idiotic, and the poor performance is also because of this. I have to change it. The content above is what I plan to change. The subsequent content will not change much. Please wait patiently, or feel free to provide any suggestions.)